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Children's Hypothetical Reasoning about Complex and Dynamic Systems
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Nyhout, Angela; Sweatman, Hilary; Ganea, Patricia A. – Child Development, 2023
Children's hypothetical reasoning about a complex and dynamic causal system was investigated. Predominantly White, middle-class 5- to 7-year-old children from the Greater Toronto Area learned about novel food chains and were asked to consider the effects of removing one species on the others. In Study 1 (N = 72; 36 females, 36 males; 2018),…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Causal Models, Systems Approach
Boredom and Academic Achievement: Testing a Model of Reciprocal Causation
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Pekrun, Reinhard; Hall, Nathan C.; Goetz, Thomas; Perry, Raymond P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
A theoretical model linking boredom and academic achievement is proposed. Based on Pekrun's (2006) control-value theory of achievement emotions, the model posits that boredom and achievement reciprocally influence each other over time. Data from a longitudinal study with college students (N = 424) were used to examine the hypothesized effects. The…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, Causal Models, College Students
Developing Global Standards Framework and Quality Integrated Models for Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education Programs
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Khampirat, Buratin; McRae, Norah – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
Cooperative and Work-integrated Education (CWIE) programs have been widely accepted as educational programs that can effectively connect what students are learning to the world of work through placements. Because a global quality standards framework could be a very valuable resource and guide to establishing, developing, and accrediting quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Work Experience Programs, Education Work Relationship
Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement: Developmental Perspectives on Their Causal Ordering.
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Guay, Frederic; Marsh, Herbert W.; Boivin, Michel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2003
Tests theoretical and developmental models of the causal ordering between academic self-concept and academic achievement. The structural equation model for the total sample supported a reciprocal-effects model, indicating that achievement has an effect on self-concept and that academic self-concept has an effect on achievement. (Contains 33…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Causal Models, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Sex Differences in a Causal Model of Career Maturity.
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King, Suzanne – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1989
Studied sex differences among high school students (N=318) in career development process to determine whether sex differences exist in way six independent variables interact in career maturity causal model of career maturity and to compare each variable's effect on career maturity. Results suggest significant sex differences consistent with…
Descriptors: Career Development, Causal Models, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Home Background Characteristics and Second Language Learning.
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Gardner, R. C.; Masgoret, Anne-Marie; Tremblay, Paul F. – Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 1999
Assesses the linguistic nature of home community, recollections of early experiences in second language learning, and attitudes and beliefs about language learning and bilingualism in English-speaking Canadian college students who study French. Surveys provide support for a causal model which indicates that sociocultural experiences influence…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Causal Models, College Students, Family Influence